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VLaNC Lab

Vision, Language
and Neural Cognition

We build and study learning systems for language, vision, graphs, and human-centered AI at Mahindra University.

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CVPR 2026

GIV-CXR: Densely Grounded, Visually Interpretable Chest X-ray Question Answering Dataset

A grounded chest X-ray visual question answering benchmark linking answers with interpretable visual evidence across anatomy and findings.

IJCAI-ECAI 2026 HBAIAccepted, poster

Lost in Visual Translation: A VLM-Assisted Perceptual-Semantic Coherence Framework for EEG-to-Image Reconstruction

Introduces a BCI-aware perceptual-semantic coherence framework for EEG-to-image reconstruction evaluation using VLM-routed annotations and human validation across 6,885 image pairs from ATM, ENIGMA, BrainVis, and DreamDiffusion.

CVPR 2026

GIV-CXR: Densely Grounded, Visually Interpretable Chest X-ray Question Answering Dataset

A grounded chest X-ray visual question answering benchmark linking answers with interpretable visual evidence across anatomy and findings.

IJCAI-ECAI 2026 HBAIAccepted, poster

Lost in Visual Translation: A VLM-Assisted Perceptual-Semantic Coherence Framework for EEG-to-Image Reconstruction

Introduces a BCI-aware perceptual-semantic coherence framework for EEG-to-image reconstruction evaluation using VLM-routed annotations and human validation across 6,885 image pairs from ATM, ENIGMA, BrainVis, and DreamDiffusion.

Boot Camp Day 2 at the Regional Mentoring Session on Innovation (PM SHRI schools).

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ACE Engineering College

Mentorship visit at the Regional Mentoring Session on Innovation (Boot Camp, Day 2) for PM SHRI school teachers and students.

MU students at ACM India ARCS 2026, IIT Hyderabad (Feb 11-13).

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ACM-ARCS 2026

ACM India ARCS is an annual symposium for PhD researchers. The 2026 edition ran Feb 11-13 at IIT Hyderabad with talks, posters, and mentoring sessions.

IIIT Hyderabad Visit

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IIIT Hyderabad Visit

Highlights from the IIIT Hyderabad visit and collaborations.

Boot Camp Day 2 at the Regional Mentoring Session on Innovation (PM SHRI schools).

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ACE Engineering College

Mentorship visit at the Regional Mentoring Session on Innovation (Boot Camp, Day 2) for PM SHRI school teachers and students.

MU students at ACM India ARCS 2026, IIT Hyderabad (Feb 11-13).

Lab moment

ACM-ARCS 2026

ACM India ARCS is an annual symposium for PhD researchers. The 2026 edition ran Feb 11-13 at IIT Hyderabad with talks, posters, and mentoring sessions.

IIIT Hyderabad Visit

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IIIT Hyderabad Visit

Highlights from the IIIT Hyderabad visit and collaborations.

Teachings
Course sites and materials.

Materials from recent semesters, organized by term.

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People behind the work

Meet the team

Faculty, researchers, interns, and students building VLaNC Lab research across vision, language, and cognition.

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